REGION East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, April 1, 2017 KILKENNY: Also hired Chip Kelly as football coach BRIEFLY Thorne named parade grand marshal PENDLETON — The Pendleton Round-Up has announced its grand marshal for the Westward Ho! Parade. Mike Thorne, a former state senator and executive director for the Port of Portland, will helm the annual parade at this year’s event. Thorne is from Pendleton, and has been involved with various aspects of the Round-Up for most of his Thorne life. Serving as a volunteer in the parade as a young man, he has since worked arena events and horse duty. He was elected to the Pendleton Round-Up Board of Directors in 2006. Thorne said he was honored to be selected as grand marshal. “Although I have been fortunate to be a part of many endeavors, to be acknowledged by your hometown is the most gratifying acceptance one could receive,” he said. The Westward Ho! Parade started in 1910, the same year as the Round-Up. Thought to be the longest non-motorized parade in the country, the display features more than 700 horses as well as pieces of equipment such as authentic Oregon Trail wagons, stagecoaches and prairie schooners. The Round-Up draws more than 50,000 people annually, and is attended by visitors from all over the United States. Roberts sworn in as battalion chief HERMISTON — Umatilla County Fire District 1 saw a changing of the guard this week, from retiring battalion chief Jeff Adkins to the swearing in of the newest battalion chief, J.W. Roberts. Adkins was honored at a ceremony Thursday afternoon, and Roberts was sworn in Friday morning. Adkins served Roberts with local fire departments for nearly 26 years. He began his career in Roseburg, and joined the Hermiston Fire Department in 1991. He has served as battalion chief since 2008. “Jeff was a major influence in helping plan and shape the future direction of the District and its personnel,” the department said in a press release. “He was passionate about his ‘fire family’ and the fire service traditions that went with it.” Roberts, a Hermiston native, has volunteered for both Hermiston Fire and the Umatilla Rural Fire District, and was hired in Hermiston full time in 2003. He is the EMS coordinator for Eastern Oregon. CPA board includes Pendleton man PENDLETON — Harry E. Bose of Pendleton will serve a one-year term as past chair of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants. Bose is a partner in the CPA firm The RBH Group LLC and has been a society member since 1983. His term begins April 1 and runs through March 2018. Also serving on the 2017-18 OSCPA board of directors are Bose Jay Richardson, Gary A. Holcomb, Gary N. McGee, Katrina “Katie” Z. Powell and Robert J. Riley, all of Portland; Amy I. Dale of Salem, Kari T. Patterson of Springfield, John M. Gamiles of Beaverton, Michael E. Lynch of Medford and Charles R. Mello of Camas, Washington. Founded in 1908, the Oregon Society of CPAs is a voluntary association of CPAs engaged in public practice, industry, government and education. With nearly 4,500 members statewide, as well as in other states and countries, the OSCPA is committed to the continuing professional success of its members. For more information, visit www.orcpa.org. Mishra accepts job with Waitsburg School District HERMISTON — Hermiston School District’s executive director of Special Programs, Jon Mishra, accepted a position as the superintendent of Waitsburg School District in Waitsburg, Washington, on Friday, and will begin his new job July 1. Mishra will leave the Hermiston School District after eight years, and multiple positions including principal of Sandstone Middle School and Director of Opera- tions and Business Services. This will be Mishra’s first superintendent position, and he said he’s looking forward to the next step. Waitsburg School District has about 300 students. “I started in a district that size, and I always thought it’d be good to get back to that,” Mishra said. “As I interviewed, it seemed like a good fit.” Mishra has worked in education for 26 years, including 10 years in Washington. He said that he looks forward to using his varied background to lead the district. “With a small district, you’re wearing multiple hats,” he said. “Special ed, and I have a background in human resources as well — that’s part of what drew me to this. I had multiple positions in Hermiston, so I appreciate being able to do that.” Mishra said he will miss Hermiston and the connections he made here. “You leave pieces of your heart wherever you go,” he said. “Those relationships are invaluable, and I look forward to continuing those throughout my career.” PENDLETON — The public can help support Debbie McBee, who is raising money for the Children’s Museum of Eastern Oregon during Dancing With Your Pendleton Stars. She has teamed up with Jennifer Keeton, owner of Virgil’s at Cimmiyotti’s, to raise additional money for the children’s museum. Diners are invited McBee to enjoy a meal Wednesday, April 5 from 4 p.m. to close at 137 S. Main St. Pendleton. Keeton will donate a portion of the night’s proceeds to the museum. McBee, who helped found the children’s museum 20 years ago, and some of the CMEO board members will be on hand to visit with community supporters at the meet-and- greet event. “This dancing event is so much fun each year and the children’s museum is a great asset to our community,” Keeton said. “We are going to have a lively evening here on Wednesday supporting the children’s museum.” Dancing With Your Pendleton Stars is Saturday, April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Vert Auditorium in Pendleton. Tickets are $20 and will be available for sale at the restaurant during the meet and greet event. Also, donations of any amount will be accepted. For more information about the meet and greet, call 541-276-7711. For more about Dancing With Your Pendleton Stars, visit www.facebook. com/events/402373760146806. ——— Briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. 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Kilkenny, who also hired Chip Kelly as football coach, left UO after the coach search to return to his San Diego insurance company. The hiring was his last official act as interim athletic director, a job he took without pay. He had served an earlier two years as regular AD starting in 2007. Though he doesn’t live in Eugene anymore, he remains a huge Duck fan. This week, he stayed close to Altman and company as they prepared for Saturday’s game at The University of Phoenix. The players are soaking up the grandeur of the big stage and enjoying opportunities such as a visit by former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant. “They seem to be in the moment,” Kilkenny said. “Everything about it is nothing but cool. There are 347 Division 1 schools and only four of them left.” When asked about the team’s chances against North Carolina, he just laughed. How could he be impartial about his beloved Ducks? 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Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays Mark Few, of Gonzaga, but Few was happy where he was and Kilkenny moved on. Eventually, Kilkenny got wind of Altman, who coached at Nebraska’s Creighton University. Altman had amassed 327 wins at Creighton, but never got past the second round of the NCAA tournament. Kilkenny, in Arizona in advance of Saturday’s Final Four game against North Carolina, talked by phone about that high-pressure search for a new coach to replace ousted Ernie Kent. “One thing we had to do was get it right,” Kilkenny said. “You don’t get mulli- gans on something like this.” As he crisscrossed the country, one name kept coming up — Dana Altman. “I got feedback from the basketball community — coaches, ex-coaches, players, ex-players — and to a person, everyone gave him a significant thumbs up,” Kilkenny said. He learned that Altman was a high achiever, man of high character who was loved and respected by his community. Kilkenny joked that if Altman, known for his strong faith, had gone out to get a beer, he wouldn’t have had to pay for it. Kilkenny recognized Altman’s humility and small-town flavor. “He could be from Heppner,” said Kilkenny, high praise from him. “He’s the kind of person you give the keys to your cars without worry.” Kilkenny made the offer. Altman accepted and signed a $12.6 million seven-year contract. The Ducks won 21 games that next year and slowly worked their way up to this season’s 33-5 record. As Altman got rolling, some at first refused to fully embrace him. 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